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Massa’s lawsuit will ‘set a precedent’ | Could Mercedes reopen Abu Dhabi 2021?
Former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa has initiated a legal process against F1 and the FIA, citing the impact of the ‘Crashgate’ scandal on the outcome of the 2008 world title, which he lost to Lewis Hamilton by a single point. Massa claims that the race fixing by Renault in Singapore cost him the championship. His legal representation has expressed hope that Hamilton will support Massa’s bid to revoke his own title for the sake of sporting integrity. Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believes that the outcome of Massa’s lawsuit will establish a precedent for Formula 1. While Mercedes did not appeal the controversial decision in the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Wolff did not provide a definitive answer on whether Massa’s legal action could prompt a revisit of that case.
Source: Crash
